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Bassam Tariq to helm Marvel’s Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali

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Marvel Studios’ Blade has found its director. Deadline reports that Bassam Tariq, the helmer behind Mogul Mowgli, is boarding the film. Tariq is best known for directing 2020’s Mogul Mowgli, which starred Riz Ahmed. If this news is correct, this hiring marks the fifth person of color to direct a movie for Marvel with Tariq […]

Jameela Jamil confirms She-Hulk Titania casting with training video

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It has been a piece of casting news as conspicuous as the green superhero she’ll face off against in Marvel Studios She-Hulk TV series, but the The Good Place‘s Jameela Jamil has finally confirmed her role in the upcoming Disney+ show with an Eye of the Tiger accompanied training video and the message that she’s […]

Hasbro announces Marvel Legends Series Galactus Haslab figure

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Hasbro has announced the next fan-funded HasLab project will bring the Devourer of Worlds to the Marvel Legends Series line with a towering  32-inch Galactus figure available to backers now via Hasbro Pulse, priced at $399.99; check out the promotional images here… The MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES HASLAB GALACTUS is the largest MARVEL LEGENDS figure to […]

SPOILERS: Black Widow’s Taskmaster actor discusses super secret villain role

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Warning. Major spoilers for Black Widow follow… Having been delayed for over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow finally released this month, and while fans will certainly be glad to see the MCU back on the big screen any Tony Masters fans out there would surely have been left sorely […]

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto trailer released by Marvel

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The Master of Magnetism finds himself charged with the murder of the Scarlet Witch this August as Marvel launches its new limited series X-Men: The Trial of Magneto from writer Leah Williams (X-Factor) and artist Lucas Werneck; check out the official trailer for the new series below… “When has Magneto ever allowed bureaucracy to get […]

Karen Gillan would love to continue playing Nebula after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Although writer and director James Gunn has stated that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 will be his final instalment in the Marvel franchise and Drax actor Dave Bautista has suggested that he will be leaving the role after the next film, it seems Nebula actor Karen Gillan isn’t ready to move on any time soon. “I love […]

Comic Book Preview – Extreme Carnage: Phage #1

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Extreme Carnage continues this week as Marvel releases Extreme Carnage: Phage #1, and we’ve got a sneak peek for you below with the official preview… FLASH THOMPSON IS BACK! After the shocking revelations of EXTREME CARNAGE: SCREAM, Carnage sets its sights on the PHAGE symbiote. Carnage isn’t the only familiar face on the board though! […]

Elizabeth Olsen says Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is “old Sam Raimi” and “very scary”

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When the project was first announced back at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con International, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige pitched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as the MCU’s first “scary movie”, and while it may have lost Sinister helmer Scott Derrickson from the director’s chair in the years since, it’s also brought in […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars #15

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Star Wars #15 is released this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview here courtesy of Marvel Comics… “FRIENDS AND ENEMIES” LUKE SKYWALKER embarks upon an epic mission with WEDGE ANTILLES and the brave pilots of STARLIGHT SQUADRON to rescue a lost division of the REBEL FLEET. LEIA ORGANA, CHEWBACCA and LANDO CALRISSIAN […]